San Francisco's the Fresh & Onlys make for great autumn listening. There's something gothy about their psychedelic rock 'n' roll swing, but the sort of vintage wind-blown vibe that's more internal than dyed hair or eyeliner. That atmosphere was definitely... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: THE FRESH & ONLYS»
Posted on November 18, 2009 in , (1 comments)
Tags: Shayde Sartin | The Fresh And Onlys | Tim Cohen
This well-matched pair of Bay Area lo-fi acts tore up a packed Mercury Lounge in NYC earlier this month and wraps things up with this weekend's hometown Budget Rock 8. Nuggets-inspired garage-pop is not in short supply this year, but... CONTINUE READING THEE OH SEES/THE FRESH & ONLYS @ ECHO, LOS ANGELES 10/22/09»
Posted on October 23, 2009 in , (0 comments)
Tags: Dan Melchoir | The Fresh And Onlys | Thee Oh Sees
Despite the colorful palm trees on the cover, San Francisco lo-fi psych-garage crew the Fresh & Onlys' Grey-Eyed Girls is proving to be a great soundtrack for the shift from summer to fall. After seeing the quintet -- who reference... CONTINUE READING NEW FRESH & ONLYS - "DUDE'S GOT A TENDER HEART" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»
Posted on September 21, 2009 in , (3 comments)
Tags: The Fresh And Onlys
Joining Malkmus and his Jicks at the Echoplex in L.A. on Saturday night were the recently loved Fresh & Onlys and Red Cortez. Stephen's amp started channeling a random Spanish language radio station, but he dryly quipped it was as... CONTINUE READING STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS/THE FRESH & ONLYS @ THE ECHOPLEX, LOS ANGELES 7/25/09»
Posted on July 27, 2009 in , (5 comments)
Tags: Pavement | Red Cortez | Stephen Malkmus | The Fresh And Onlys
When we caught the Fresh & Onlys at Todd P's Woodsist-curated event at SXSW 2009, my thought was that they brought "an autumnal Sticks & Stones" (aka somewhat rock 'n' roll gothy) vibe to the back porch at Ms. Bea's.... CONTINUE READING NEW FRESH & ONLYS - "INVISIBLE FORCES"»
Posted on July 24, 2009 in (2 comments)
Tags: Dam Funk | The Fresh And Onlys